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Document type
Journal articles

Document subtype
Pedagogical Paper

Title
Rescuing Botany: using citizen-science and mobile apps in the classroom and beyond

Participants in the publication
Sergio Chozas (Author)
Dep. Biologia Vegetal
 cE3c
 Alice Nunes (Author)
Dep. Biologia Vegetal
 cE3c
 Helena C. Serrano (Author)
Dep. Biologia Vegetal
 cE3c
 Fernando Ascensão (Author)
Dep. Biologia Animal
 cE3c
 Susana Tapia (Author)
Cristina Máguas (Author)
Dep. Biologia Vegetal
 cE3c
 Cristina Branquinho (Author)
Dep. Biologia Vegetal
 cE3c
Summary
Biodiversity is declining due to the impact of human activities. However, public awareness of the biodiversity crisis is low, particularly for plants, creating a barrier to engage with conservation programs. In this perspective, we show how citizen science and mobile apps can be used as educational tools to raise awareness about plant biodiversity among students and the general public. We examine the outcomes of three Bachelor of Science activities as well as two informal education initiatives. We discuss the potential of these approaches as educational and outreach tools. Our results show that citizen science and mobile apps are excellent tools for engaging society in biodiversity conservation and environmental issues.

Date of Submisson/Request
2022-10-21
Date of Acceptance
2023-01-12
Date of Publication
2023-03-01

Where published
npj Biodiversity

Publication Identifiers
ISSN - 2731-4243

Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Volume
2
Number
6

Document Identifiers
DOI - https://doi.org/10.1038/s44185-023-00011-9
URL - https://doi.org/10.1038/s44185-023-00011-9


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APA
Sergio Chozas, Alice Nunes, Helena C. Serrano, Fernando Ascensão, Susana Tapia, Cristina Máguas, Cristina Branquinho, (2023). Rescuing Botany: using citizen-science and mobile apps in the classroom and beyond. npj Biodiversity, 2, ISSN 2731-4243. eISSN . https://doi.org/10.1038/s44185-023-00011-9

IEEE
Sergio Chozas, Alice Nunes, Helena C. Serrano, Fernando Ascensão, Susana Tapia, Cristina Máguas, Cristina Branquinho, "Rescuing Botany: using citizen-science and mobile apps in the classroom and beyond" in npj Biodiversity, vol. 2, 2023. 10.1038/s44185-023-00011-9

BIBTEX
@article{63970, author = {Sergio Chozas and Alice Nunes and Helena C. Serrano and Fernando Ascensão and Susana Tapia and Cristina Máguas and Cristina Branquinho}, title = {Rescuing Botany: using citizen-science and mobile apps in the classroom and beyond}, journal = {npj Biodiversity}, year = 2023, volume = 2 }